The horizon and the balcony

Chapter eight

The morning went on like usual after that.
Lafayette fussed in the mirror on their appearance like usual.

John walked in and grabbed their hand.

"Breakfast is waiting for you and I got your coffee in ya tumbla cup"he said distractedly as his eyes scanned over his partner.

"You mean my tumbler cup?"they asked furrowing their brows.

"Mhm...damn baby you look fine as hell, how about you wear that necklace I got you?"John suggested.

That was it, the missing piece that they needed. The necklace was a simple gold chain with the letters L and J on it with a rose in the middle.

A memory of how they first met.

John walked over and fiddled with his tie nervously. It was a few days after their talk about wanting another partner, a mutual agreement. It felt like a weight had been lifted off both of their shoulders.

He tapped the person's shoulder and smirked biting his lip.

"You seem to be the ball of the belle...I-I mean the belle of the ball!"He quickly corrected himself and rubbed the back of his neck turning bright red.

What was wrong with him, he never stuttered.

"And what if I am?"They said the words almost getting lost In their accent.

"Gah damn..."John said under his breath as his jaw dropped.

"You are how you say...beau, are you my prince?"They said with a cheeky grin.

"O-Oui!"

It was history from there.

"There"He said as he finally got the clip into place around his partner's neck.

"Now you're the belle of the ball"he said.

"Don't you mean the ball of the belle?"Lafayette corrected with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

"Yes exactly you were-wait I said it right this time!"He exclaimed throwing his partner into a fit of giggles.

"It is fun to mess with you, you get flustered and it is cute"They explained.

John felt the familiar blush creep up his neck and ducked his head trying to hide it.

"Listen you've gotta get your tight little ass on the highway before traffic hits"he said and grabbed Lafayette's ass admiring how it looked in their slacks.

"Oui but we both know my ass is anything but petit"They said and threw a wink over their shoulder tying their hair up in a top knot.

John's eyes widened.

"Oh you're mine when you get home"he growled.

"I wouldn't want anything else"